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AMERICAN JOURNAL OF REPRODUCTIVE IMMUNOLOGY
卷 63, 期 3, 页码 200-208出版社
WILEY-BLACKWELL
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0897.2009.00793.x
关键词
Fetal-maternal interface; male antigens; reproductive immunology; tolerance; Treg cells
资金
- DFG [ZE526/4-1, ZE526/4-2]
- Charite [UFF 2003-109]
- DAAD
- Medical Faculty of Otto-von-Guericke University Magdeburg
Problem Mammalian pregnancy is a state of immunological tolerance and CD4+ CD25+ regulatory T cells (Treg) contribute to its maintenance. Knowing that Treg act in an antigen-specific way during pregnancy, we hypothesized that they are generated after maternal immune cells encounter paternal antigens. Method of study We mated wild type females with transgenic green fluorescent protein (GFP) males in an allogenic setting and killed them on different days of pregnancy. Results Presence of paternal and maternal MHC class II+ cells in vaginal lavage on day 0.5 of pregnancy was confirmed. Thus, antigen presentation may take place early during pregnancy in the periphery either by the direct or indirect pathways. Foxp3+ cells known to have regulatory activity could be detected on day 2 of pregnancy in lymph nodes and shortly after implantation at the fetal-maternal interface. Conclusion Our data suggest that paternal antigens are processed early during pregnancy, which leads to the generation of Treg. The continuous release of placental antigens into the maternal circulation allows the maintenance of a Treg population which is specific for paternal antigens and mediates tolerance toward the semi-allogeneic fetus until the time point of birth.
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